Breeding habitat of San Andres Vireo

Bird Conservation International (2008) 18:319–330.
ª BirdLife International 2008
doi:10.
1017/S0959270908007429 Printed in the United Kingdom
Breeding phenology and nesting habitat
characterisation of the San Andres Vireo
(Vireo caribaeus)
CAMILA GO´...
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Bird Conservation International (2008) 18:319–330.
ª BirdLife International 2008
doi:10.
1017/S0959270908007429 Printed in the United Kingdom
Breeding phenology and nesting habitat
characterisation of the San Andres Vireo
(Vireo caribaeus)
CAMILA GO´ MEZ-MONTES and MARIA ISABEL MORENO
Summary
We describe the breeding phenology and nesting habitat characteristics of San Andres Vireo
Vireo caribaeus for the breeding season of 2004.
Nest monitoring of colour marked individuals
took place in three major vegetation types (dry scrubland, mangrove forest and dense forest) on
San Andre´s Island, Colombia.
In all of them, vegetation structure variables were measured and
compared using principal components analysis.
A courting song was recorded and its sonograms
are presented here.
Nineteen nests were monitored between January and June, of which 80%
were found in dry scrubland, 10% in mangrove forest and 10% in dense forest.
Nesting stages
were found to be similar in length to those known
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